Tobacco ash receptacle



Filed Deb. 50, 1955 Patented Mar. 8 1938 UNITED STATES PATET OFFIQE 2Claims.

The principal object of my invention is to provide an ash receptacle fortobacco, smokers that prevents undesirable odors and smoke from thediscarded cigarette and cigar butts from escaping from the receptacleand permeating the surrounding atmosphere.

A further object of this invention is to provide a highly efiicienttobacco ash receptacle that has no moving mechanical parts to foul orget out of order.

A still further object of this invention is tOi provide a tobacco ashreceptacle that is easily and quickly taken apart for cleaning andemptying purposes.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a tobacco ashreceptacle of the stand type that does not easily become clogged orfouled.

A still further object of my invention is to pro-- vide a tobacco ashreceptacle that is economical in manufacture, durable in use, andrefined in appearance.

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combinationof the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated areattained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claimsand illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side view of my complete ash receptacle ready for use.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the ash receptacle shown in Fig. 1. I

Fig. 3 is a side-sectional view of my device taken on line 3-3 of Fig.1, and more fully illustrates its interior construction.

Fig. 4 is a bottom-sectional View of the lower portion of my device andis taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the lower portion of my ash receptacledisassembled.

There are many types and styles of tobacco ash receptacles on themarket. Their chief objections are that they either permit smoke andodor to escape or have mechanical trap doors or like which tend to fouland get out of order. I have overcome such objections as willhereinafter be appreciated.

Referring to the drawing, I have used the numeral l to designate thebase or bottom portion of the receptacle portion of my device. Thisreceptacle portion l0 has a peripheral flange ll adjacent the floor orlike supporting surface. Bayonet slots 12 may be formed in this flangeas shown in Fig. 2. The numeral l3 designates a downwardly extendingcone member on the inside bottom of the portion it, having its topcenter point substantially in the center vertical longitudinal plane ofthe portion ill.

The numeral i l designates a vertical tube or conduit. On the lower endportion of the tube M is the upper portion l5 of the receptacle portionof the device. This portion I 5 is in the form of an inverted cuppreferably having its bottom tapering upwardly to the tube M and havingits lower marginal edge portion frictionally overlapping the uppermarginal edge portion of the base cup portion Ill, as shown in Fig. 3.By this construction the members Ill and it may be disassembled easilyas shown in Fig. 5 for cleaning and/or emptying, but when placedtogether as shown in Fig. 1, provide a closed ash receiving receptaclewith the bottom of the tube It ex tending downwardly into the same andover the center of the cone element I 3. By the portion 20 i5 engagingthe tube l4 at a point substantially above its bottom, the tube orconduit M will extend a substantial distance into this ash receptacleportion. The numeral l6 designates a plurality of holes in the upperportion of the portion l5 and in close proximity to the tube I l. Thenumeral i1 designates a bowl-collar surrounding the tube 4 having itsupper smaller end embracing the tube It and its lower larger endengaging the top of the portion l5 at a point some distance from thetube and beyond all of the holes I6, as shown in Fig. 3. By thisarrangement of parts, smoke, gases, odors, or like may pass through theholes l6 into the bowl collar l1 and be trapped therein. The numeral 3l8 designates a downwardly extending receiving funnel tray portionsecured to the upper end of the tube It and communicating with theinside: top of the tube, as shown in Fig. 3.

The numeral I9 designates curved cigar and cigarette holding ear memberson the upper marginal edge of the tray portion it. Each of these earshas its inner end broken away in concave relationship to the rest of itsbody, as shown in Fig. 2. 45

By this construction, the cigarette or cigar placed thereon will beproperly held from each side, but there will be less metal directlybelow the cigar or cigarette adjacent its lighted end, and therefore,the ashes may fall without ob- 50 struction from the ear directly intothe receiving tray portion I8. Also, the cigarette or cigar will burnlonger without going out than when the usual type curved ear is used.The numeral 20 designates a false bowl embracing the lower side 55 ofthe member l8 to improve the appearance of the device.

In order that the tube I4 will not become stopped up by cigarette buttsor other foreign matter fed into the tube l4 through the member 18, Ihave provided the entrance opening or hole 2% of the member is in adiameter less than the inside diameter of the tube M, as shown in Fig.3. By this construction anything that passes through the hole 2! willalso readily pass through the tube i4 and into the receptacle I0.

Any ashes, cigar butts, cigarettes, or like placed in the receivingfunnel tray l8 will slide downwardly to its bottom, pass through thehole 21 and into the tube [4. From the tube 14 it will fall into thereceptacle and onto the cone member i3, from which it will rolloutwardly toward the inside wall of the member 10 by force of gravity.In the case of smoke, odor, or gases coming from the lighted cigarettebutt or cigar butt, the same will pass directly upwardly along theinside walls of the members ill and i5, past the bottom opening of thetube is, and be trapped in the upper portion of the member l5 and/ ormember I'l. Due to this there is no danger of such smoke, odors, orgases passing out through the tube Hi to permeate the atmosphere aroundthe device.

These odors, gases, or smoke Will eventually condense and returndownwardly into the base portion H in the form of dust or ashes. Thistrapping of the gas, smoke, and odors is highly successful even when themember I! and holes it are not employed.

Lighted cigarette and cigar butts or any ignited material placed in thereceptacle will be readily extinguished, due to the lack of aircirculation and oxygen in the bottom ash receptacle portion.

From the above, it will readily be seen that I have provided a veryclean, odorless, and smokeless ash stand receptacle. After the baseportion it has become substantially filled with foreign matter such asashes, cigar butts, cigarette butts, etc., the device should be emptiedand this is easily accomplished by lifting the upper portion carryingthe member BS from the base portion it and then taking the base portionIt) to the place of emptying. To facilitate the easy removal of theportion i5 from the portion 10 the feet of the operator are placed onthe flange 1| and the upper portion of the device is lifted upwardly andaway from the base I!) by the hands of the operator engaging the tube Itor member 20. After so disassembling the device the upper portion may beset on. the supporting surface as shown in Fig. 5, while the operatorcompletes the emptying of the portion [9. In some instances it may bedesirable to secure the base portion In detachably to a supportingsurface. This is easily accomplished by screws or like 22 placed in thesupporting surface and capable of detachably engaging the common bayonetslots [2. When this attaching means is employed it is merely necessaryto rotate the member I0 in one direction to detach it from thesupporting surface and in the other direction to secure it to thesupporting surface.

Although I have described my invention as particularly adapted to ashreceptacles of the stand type, obviously, the portions shown in mydrawing may be employed in other types, such as desk or table types, orto types detachably secured in moving vehicles such as trains,airplanes, buses, automobiles, trucks, and like.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of myimproved tobacco ash receptacle without departing from the real spiritand purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by myclaims any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalentswhich may be reasonably included Within their scope.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a cup portion having a flatbottom, a peripheral flange on said cup portion near its flat bottom, anupper cap portion having a cone top capable of frictional engagementwith said first-mentioned cup portion; said two portions forming areceptacle when engaging each other and said peripheral flange designedto be engaged by the foot of the user when it is desired to remove saidtwo cup portions from each other, a vertical tube having its bottomportion extending through the top center of said upper portion andterminating well within said two portions when together, a cone elementin the'bottom of said first-mentioned cup portion, and a funnel elementon the top of said tube having an opening in its bottom communicatingwith the inside of said tube and of a diameter substantially less thanthe inside diameter of said tube.

2. In a device of the class described, a. cup portion having a flatbottom, an upper cap portion having a cone top capable of frictionallyengaging said first mentioned cup portion, a peripheral flange on thebottom of said cup portion; said two portions forming a receptacle whentogether and said peripheral flange forming a foot engaging member forfacilitating the manual separation of the said two members at times, avertical tube having its bottom portion extending through the top centerof said upper portion, and a funnel element on the top of said tube.

NELS H. NELSON.

